“Next to music, beer was best” – Carson McCullers

New Orleans was fantastic. It was everything I hoped it would be.  Friendly, clean and vibrant enough for us. And now for something completely different…

Our roadtrip began today after a hiccup with the car booking, as we visited a couple of sugar cane plantations towards Baton Rouge.  Beautiful homes, brutal history and harsh climate and today was said to be a bit on the mild side. The highways are very good to drive on and are well maintained. The terrain remained flat until we approached Natchez on the way to the Mississippi Delta. We crossed the river a couple of times and noted how busy this waterway is with barges and general boat traffic.

We visited one of the many riverside casino’s tonight  - it is amazing how many  casino’s there are in this corner of the world. While the gaming environment it is not for us we enjoyed some very good local fare in one of their restaurants.

So its early to bed as tomorrow we plan to visit a few blues museums  throughout the local area.